MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for The Cove

The Cove

2009 · 92 min

A tense, urgent investigative thriller that turns hidden-camera activism into a visceral, heartbreaking call to action.

Directed by
Louie Psihoyos
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Hayden Panettiere, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank
Tagline
Shallow Water. Deep Secret.
Overview
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free divers embarked on a covert mission to penetrate the hidden cove in Japan, shining light on a dark and deadly secret. The shocking discoveries were only the tip of the iceberg.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Stream in the UK
  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Louie Psihoyos
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Hayden Panettiere, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • environment
  • justice
  • corruption
  • deception
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • documentary
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror6
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

More like this

Titles like The Cove

Movie

Seaspiracy

2021

A crusading investigative documentary that delivers mounting alarm and outrage, pulling you along like a grim thriller while confronting uncomfortable truths.

Dark, earnest, brisk · about environment and corruption · true story

Via
  • dark
  • earnest
  • environment
  • corruption
  • true story
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
89 min
Details
SeaspiracyHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Racing Extinction

2015

A sobering yet hopeful documentary that mixes undercover investigation with stunning visuals to inspire action for endangered species.

Same writer: Mark Monroe · Tense, earnest · about environment and justice · true story

Also
Same writer: Mark Monroe
Via
  • tense
  • earnest
  • environment
  • justice
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
90 min
Details
Racing ExtinctionHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Earthlings

2005

A harrowing, unflinching montage of hidden-camera footage that forces you to confront suffering you would rather look away from.

Dark, earnest · about justice and violence · true story

Via
  • dark
  • earnest
  • justice
  • violence
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
95 min
Details
EarthlingsHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Titan: The OceanGate Submersible Disaster

2025

A sober, tension-filled reckoning that turns a headline disaster into a slow, unsettling study of ambition and warning signs ignored.

Same director: Mark Monroe · Tense, dark · about corruption · true story

Also
Same director: Mark Monroe
Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • corruption
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
112 min
Details
Titan: The OceanGate Submersible DisasterHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Whalefall

2026

A claustrophobic, breathless plunge into grief and survival, equal parts terrifying and tender.

Tense, dark

Via
  • tense
  • dark
Pacing
relentless
Attention
demanding
Runtime
106 min
Details
WhalefallHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Blackfish

2013

A sober, quietly enraging plunge into captivity's costs, mixing archival footage and testimony into a slow-building sense of dread and grief. It leaves you unsettled and sad rather than thrilled.}{.

About corruption · true story

Via
  • corruption
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
83 min
Details
BlackfishHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Primetime

2026

A slow-burn, unsettling plunge into the making of a reality TV sting, where performative justice curdles into a tense, morally queasy nightmare.

Tense, dark · about justice and corruption · true story

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
  • corruption
  • true story
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Runtime
110 min
Details
PrimetimeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Watson

2019

A stirring, at times tense portrait of a radical activist, blending stunning ocean imagery with a probing look at conviction and its costs.

Tense, earnest · about environment and justice · true story

Via
  • tense
  • earnest
  • environment
  • justice
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
99 min
Details
WatsonHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Icarus

2017

A gripping real-life thriller that starts as a cheeky experiment and turns into a tense, paranoid whistleblower story.

Same writer: Mark Monroe · Tense, dark, brisk · about justice and corruption · true story

Also
Same writer: Mark Monroe
Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
  • corruption
  • true story
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Runtime
122 min
Details
IcarusHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Dominion

2018

A harrowing, unflinching exposé that confronts viewers with graphic footage of animal suffering, demanding emotional endurance and moral reflection.

Dark, earnest · about corruption and violence · true story

Via
  • dark
  • earnest
  • corruption
  • violence
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
120 min
Details
DominionHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Ximei

2019

A raw, urgent documentary that immerses you in one woman's relentless fight against injustice, leaving you shaken and moved.

Tense, earnest · about justice and corruption · true story

Via
  • tense
  • earnest
  • justice
  • corruption
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
98 min
Details
XimeiHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Taxi to the Dark Side

2008

A sobering, methodical documentary that exposes the machinery of torture, leaving you disturbed and angry long after it ends.

Tense, dark · about justice and corruption · true story

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • justice
  • corruption
  • true story
Pacing
measured
Attention
demanding
Runtime
106 min
Details
Taxi to the Dark SideHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Stream
  • Amazon Prime Video
Rent or buy
  • Amazon Video
  • Sky Store
  • YouTube

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Louie Psihoyos
Written by
Mark Monroe
Starring
Hayden Panettiere, Joe Chisholm, Mandy-Rae Cruikshank, Charles Hambleton, Simon Hutchins, Kirk Krack, Isabel Lucas, Richard O'Barry
Music
J. Ralph
Cinematography
Brook Aitken
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.